It’s official. There’s a new police chief in town — Rumson, that is. In fact, he’s been sworn in for about a month, since March 12. He’s former Rumson Police Lt. Robert Boyer.
Rumson Police Chief Scott Paterson at the A.J. Bruder Memorial Rumson Run. Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Photos/Rumson PD & Elaine Van Develde
Reprise in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Appreciating Rumson police …
It wouldn’t be a true honoring of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day without taking a look back at Rumson police as well, belated as it may be. They call the area the Rumson-Fair Haven area for a reason — community.
“Patrols responded to a car fire today (Wednesday) on Briarwood Road. Luckily, the operator was not injured. The Rumson Fire Department responded and swiftly knocked down the flames.”
On Saturday April 30, the Rumson Police Department will be participating in Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, the department announced on its Facebook page.
This means that from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people may bring expired medications to the police department’s headquarters at 80 East River Road for proper disposal.
The program, an annual national effort taken on by some other neighboring towns, “aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications,” the Rumson PD Facebook post said.
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